Ramayana · Chapter 3.027

nihataṃ dūṣaṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā raṇe triśirasā saha
kharasyāpy abhavat trāso dṛṣṭvā rāmasya vikramam

sa dṛṣṭvā rākṣasaṃ sainyam aviṣahyaṃ mahābalam
hatam ekena rāmeṇa dūṣaṇas triśirā api

tad balaṃ hatabhūyiṣṭhaṃ vimanāḥ prekṣya rākṣasaḥ
āsasāda kharo rāmaṃ namucir vāsavaṃ yathā

vikṛṣya balavac cāpaṃ nārācān raktabhojanān
kharaś cikṣepa rāmāya kruddhān āśīviṣān iva

jyāṃ vidhunvan subahuśaḥ śikṣayāstrāṇi darśayan
cacāra samare mārgāñ śarai rathagataḥ kharaḥ

sa sarvāś ca diśo bāṇaiḥ pradiśaś ca mahārathaḥ
pūrayām āsa taṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmo 'pi sumahad dhanuḥ

sa sāyakair durviṣahaiḥ sasphuliṅgair ivāgnibhiḥ
nabhaś cakārāvivaraṃ parjanya iva vṛṣṭibhiḥ

tad babhūva śitair bāṇaiḥ khararāmavisarjitaiḥ
paryākāśam anākāśaṃ sarvataḥ śarasaṃkulam

śarajālāvṛtaḥ sūryo na tadā sma prakāśate
anyonyavadhasaṃrambhād ubhayoḥ saṃprayudhyatoḥ

tato nālīkanārācais tīkṣṇāgraiś ca vikarṇibhiḥ
ājaghāna raṇe rāmaṃ totrair iva mahādvipam

taṃ rathasthaṃ dhanuṣpāṇiṃ rākṣasaṃ paryavasthitam
dadṛśuḥ sarvabhūtāni pāśahastam ivāntakam

taṃ siṃham iva vikrāntaṃ siṃhavikrāntagāminam
dṛṣṭvā nodvijate rāmaḥ siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgaṃ yathā

tataḥ sūryanikāśena rathena mahatā kharaḥ
āsasāda raṇe rāmaṃ pataṅga iva pāvakam

tato 'sya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ muṣṭideśe mahātmanaḥ
kharaś ciccheda rāmasya darśayan pāṇilāghavam

sa punas tv aparān sapta śarān ādāya varmaṇi
nijaghāna raṇe kruddhaḥ śakrāśanisamaprabhān

tatas tat prahataṃ bāṇaiḥ kharamuktaiḥ suparvabhiḥ
papāta kavacaṃ bhūmau rāmasyādityavarcasaḥ

sa śarair arpitaḥ kruddhaḥ sarvagātreṣu rāghavaḥ
rarāja samare rāmo vidhūmo 'gnir iva jvalan

tato gambhīranirhrādaṃ rāmaḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ
cakārāntāya sa ripoḥ sajyam anyan mahad dhanuḥ

sumahad vaiṣṇavaṃ yat tad atisṛṣṭaṃ maharṣiṇā
varaṃ tad dhanur udyamya kharaṃ samabhidhāvata

tataḥ kanakapuṅkhais tu śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ
ciccheda rāmaḥ saṃkruddhaḥ kharasya samare dhvajam

sa darśanīyo bahudhā vicchinnaḥ kāñcano dhvajaḥ
jagāma dharaṇīṃ sūryo devatānām ivājñayā

taṃ caturbhiḥ kharaḥ kruddho rāmaṃ gātreṣu mārgaṇaiḥ
vivyādha hṛdi marmajño mātaṅgam iva tomaraiḥ

sa rāmo bahubhir bāṇaiḥ kharakārmukaniḥsṛtaiḥ
viddho rudhirasiktāṅgo babhūva ruṣito bhṛśam

sa dhanur dhanvināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pragṛhya paramāhave
mumoca parameṣvāsaḥ ṣaṭ śarān abhilakṣitān

śirasy ekena bāṇena dvābhyāṃ bāhvor athārpayat
tribhiś candrārdhavaktraiś ca vakṣasy abhijaghāna ha

tataḥ paścān mahātejā nārācān bhāskaropamān
jighāṃsū rākṣasaṃ kruddhas trayodaśa śilāśitān

tato 'sya yugam ekena caturbhiś caturo hayān
ṣaṣṭhena ca śiraḥ saṃkhye ciccheda kharasāratheḥ

tribhis triveṇuṃ balavān dvābhyām akṣaṃ mahābalaḥ
dvādaśena tu bāṇena kharasya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ
chittvā vajranikāśena rāghavaḥ prahasann iva
trayodaśenendrasamo bibheda samare kharam

prabhagnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ
gadāpāṇir avaplutya tasthau bhūmau kharas tadā

tat karma rāmasya mahārathasya sametya devāś ca maharṣayaś ca
apūjayan prāñjalayaḥ prahṛṣṭās tadā vimānāgragatāḥ sametāḥ